Bit.



ITED' PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HARRIS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

BIT.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

Application filed October 4. 1907. Serial No. 395.960.

T o oll whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HARRlS, a

- citizen of the United States, residing at Los capable of use with tractable and tender mouthed horses, while especially adapted for use With and to control Vicious and run away horses.

My invention further and speciiically resides in the following features of construction, arrangement and operation as will be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the figures thereof, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation, in perspective, of a bit constructed in accordance with my invention anol illustrating the reins and bridle straps attached thereto, and Fig. 2 is a similar view of the bit detached.

In the practical embodiment of my invenx tion I provide a bit comprising a central flat tongue plate 1 having openings adjacent both its ends through which the inner bit links 2 are secured and extend outwardly from said plate. Outer bit links 3 are secured in the same manner through the inner links 2, to extend on a plane opposite to that of said inner links 2. The combined length of the plate 1 and the two pairs of bit links 2 and 3 is substantially greater than the width of a horses jaw, and for this reason, should the horse attempt to take the bit between his teeth, his grip thereon will be unequal and diHicult to maintain owing to the fact that his teeth will invariably engage a link 2 standing in a vertical plane on 'one side and a link 3 on the opposite side lying in a horizontal plane. Secured through the outer bit links 3 are the rein rings 4 in which the reins A may be suitably attached, thus forming with the plate 1 and the pairs of links 2 and 3 a loose jointed bit which by a sharp pull upon the reins A may be easily abstracted from between the horse' s teeth and Which by its loose foldable nature would cause the rein rings 4 to press severely into the horse's jaw to prevent him again gripping the bit. Loosely associated about the bit are the bridle rings 5 on Which the bridle straps B may be secured, said bridle rings 5 being associated about the bit between the rein rings 4, as shown, thus preventing said bridle rings from coming off, v

while allowing free movement of the rein rings 4 and the bit independent thereof.

Having thus fully described my'invention, I claim:

1. The combination in a bit of the character described, of a central tongue plate, bit links secured through openings in said plate and extending outwardly from the ends thereof, outer bit links secured through and extending from said first named bit links on a plane at substantially right angles to the plane of said first named links, rein rings secured through said last named links, and bridle rings secured loosely about said links between said rein rings, substantially as described.

2. The combination in a bit of the character described, of a central tongue plate, inner bit links secured through openings adjacent the ends of said plate extending therefrom, outer bit links secured through and extending from said inner links ona plane at substantially right angles to the plane of said inner link, the combined length of said plate and said inner and outer links being substantially greater than the width of a horse's jaw, rein rings secured through and extending from said outer links, and bridle rings loosely associated With said links between said rein rings, substantially as described. v 1

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE HARRlS.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM LANDERS, J. B. MICHAELS. 

